Vicente Quintero (Venezuela) speech at the Global Conference on Multipolarity

Vicente Quintero (Venezuela) speech at the Global Conference on Multipolarity

Vicente Quintero (Venezuela) – Venezuelan social scientist

The Spirit of a New Age

We live in a new time. Those of us who lived through the first two decades of the twentieth century had the opportunity to witness a period of relative international integration. It was, of course, nothing more than an illusion. Mirage. Wars are still going, and the Middle East is proof of that. It was not exactly quiet and peaceful in Europe then either, but there was a greater sense of stability than at other times.

Looking back and analysing the preconditions of what is happening, as well as their likely consequences as a projection of the present, and the diverse ways in which they can be understood from a historical and ideological perspective, we begin to reflect on the spirit of the times. Now the old conflicts are getting increasingly heated. What was warned about is coming true. The subject of history assumes the role assigned to it at this point.

The conflict in Ukraine affects not only neighbouring countries, but the entire world. We must be ready for war and not shy away from the responsibility that is on everyone. We are the makers of our own destiny. It is up to us to change the reality around us when the time comes. We are matter, but we are also spirit. We are essence, and we are substance.

When the time comes, we will not have to sit idly by. And whether it is North, Central or South America, all of us Americans have a task to accomplish. This separation will be left behind when our energy, our common energy, flows in one direction. We live in a new time; this is not the kind of globalization that we are used to. The balance of power has changed, and we must be prepared for the unexpected.

Vicente Quintero (Venezuela) speech at the Global Conference on Multipolarity

Vicente Quintero (Venezuela) – Venezuelan social scientist

The Spirit of a New Age

We live in a new time. Those of us who lived through the first two decades of the twentieth century had the opportunity to witness a period of relative international integration. It was, of course, nothing more than an illusion. Mirage. Wars are still going, and the Middle East is proof of that. It was not exactly quiet and peaceful in Europe then either, but there was a greater sense of stability than at other times.

Looking back and analysing the preconditions of what is happening, as well as their likely consequences as a projection of the present, and the diverse ways in which they can be understood from a historical and ideological perspective, we begin to reflect on the spirit of the times. Now the old conflicts are getting increasingly heated. What was warned about is coming true. The subject of history assumes the role assigned to it at this point.

The conflict in Ukraine affects not only neighbouring countries, but the entire world. We must be ready for war and not shy away from the responsibility that is on everyone. We are the makers of our own destiny. It is up to us to change the reality around us when the time comes. We are matter, but we are also spirit. We are essence, and we are substance.

When the time comes, we will not have to sit idly by. And whether it is North, Central or South America, all of us Americans have a task to accomplish. This separation will be left behind when our energy, our common energy, flows in one direction. We live in a new time; this is not the kind of globalization that we are used to. The balance of power has changed, and we must be prepared for the unexpected.